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Southeast Hospital

Also known as Mercy Hospital Southeast

Cape Girardeau, MO · EIN 43-0654874 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Southeast Hospital reported $404.5 million in revenue and $421.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.13 went to program services, $19.87 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,221,643 (PHYSICIAN). Revenue rose 8% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $422M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $405M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
80.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.9%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.5%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.4%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.2%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,221,643$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.29%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.26.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1688.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$51M expenses · 15.1% of program spending · revenue $61M

Mercy Hospital Southeast provides quality medical health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay by offering essential health services to its community. In active pursuit of this mission, mercy Hospital Southeast provides a wide variety of services in their 190 bed facility and in FY25, had 365,678 total cases. At mercy Hospital Southeast, cancer care is about more than providing clinical treatments. Mercy Hospital Southeast also offers services to help you maintain your physical, mental and emotional health. Mercy's cancer specialists care for…

$46M expenses · 13.6% of program spending · revenue $54M

Mercy Hospital Southeast offers comprehensive heart and vascular services, a wide variety of treatment options and advanced technologies to diagnose and treat a full range of conditions. Mercy Hospital Southeast also provides a full complement of cardiac rehabilitation, therapy and education services. In FY25, mercy Hospital Southeast had 45,165 cases and 3,305 patient days for this service line

$23M expenses · 6.7% of program spending · revenue $27M

Mercy Hospital Southeast has a gastroenterology team experienced in diagnosing and treating all types of illnesses affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Mercy's team can alleviate your symptoms and reduce or eliminate discomfort no matter where it may appear in your digestive system, from your esophagus and stomach to your small and large intestines, as well as the liver, gallbladder and pancreas. In FY25, mercy Hospital Southeast had 13,141 cases and 2,417 patient days for this service line

$218M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,202,096$19,547$1,221,643
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,192,600$19,580$1,212,180
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,096,670$19,547$1,116,217
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,093,547$19,722$1,113,269
PRES., MERCY SE COMM (THRU 8/19/24)
Officer, 5.00 hrs/week
$0$1,015,650$96,589$1,112,239
REGIONAL PRESIDENT, SE MO & BM
Director/trustee, 15.00 hrs/week
$0$965,332$141,624$1,106,956
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,066,513$17,796$1,084,309
PHYSICIAN & BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 50.00 hrs/week
$0$1,039,949$10,401$1,050,350

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southeast Hospital (Part VII, line 2).

7 filings since 2019

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$200M$400M$600M$800M20192020202120222023FY2025$405M$422M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$405M$422M80.1%$7.1M$1,221,643
FY2024 (6 mo.) ⓘ$207M$233M76.4%−$6.8M—
2023 ⓘ$388M$532M88.1%$17M$2,386,793
2022 ⓘ$405M$427M88.3%$151M$1,054,878
2021 ⓘ$427M$409M86.0%$183M$1,682,803
2020 ⓘ$407M$380M86.4%$166M$1,350,223
2019 ⓘ$376M$374M86.1%$132M$1,122,821

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 10 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 657

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HEALTH TRUST WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
Staffing services
$7,694,089
LOCUMSMART
Physician services
$3,797,312
AMN HEALTHCARE LOCUM TENENS INC
Staffing services
$1,452,655
FAULTLESS LAUNDRY COMPANY LLC
Provided linen services
$566,173
LIFEPOINT REHABILITATION LLC
Staffing services
$467,804

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 28 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Southeast Hospital totaling $25,188 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Southeast Hospital's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southeast Hospital, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Southeast Hospital's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Southeast Hospital reported that 80.1% of its $421.9 million in expenses went to program services, 19.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Southeast Hospital pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Southeast Hospital reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,221,643, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Southeast Hospital get its money?

Of $404.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.5% came from contributions and grants (including 0.4% from government grants) and 98.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Southeast Hospital a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 43-0654874 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601339349302815 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349303773 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443209349320719 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333129349301838 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349306583 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133169349310938 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043179349302649 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 43-0654874: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.